Adolescence and the beginning of adulthood can bring a multitude of questions, difficulties, and challenges. These might revolve around your studies, social life, social media pressures, peer pressure, questions about identity, family difficulties, or other personal struggles.
Our helpline for young people and teenagers is designed to be a safe space where you can truly talk about what you’re going through, without judgment, and with immense listening and patience. On our helpline, you’ll find a compassionate ear from professionals and volunteers specifically trained to understand the world of young people.
The conversation with us is anonymous, open, and completely confidential. There’s no need to face things alone.
Being a victim of cyberbullying is a painful experience that can feel incredibly lonely. When we are affected by cyberbullying, it has many consequences, including feelings of insecurity and helplessness.
Cyberbullying involves acts of violence committed through the internet or phone: social networks (Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, etc.), WhatsApp, email, forums, gaming sites, and more.
Even if cyberbullying occurs in the virtual space, the pain and harm it causes are completely real, and like real-life violence, there is no justification or place for it. Cyberbullying can happen to anyone, at any age, and of any gender.
If you have been a victim of cyberbullying – of any kind [in Israel] – call 105 – the Israeli center for reporting and responding to harm, violence, and crime against children and youth online.
Adolescence brings with it a lot of changes of various kinds: changes in the body, social, academic, and sometimes it takes time to find our place amongst all these changes. In the process of finding our place, loneliness is a natural feeling that each of us experiences from time to time.
However, if this feeling persists for a long time, it can become a problem. A large part of the difficulty is the feeling that there is no one to share with and no one who can offer support.
Self-harm can occur in various forms, all of which share the common element of intentionally causing physical harm to oneself, usually over time. Despite causing physical harm to our bodies, the intention is typically not suicidal. Instead, it’s often an attempt to cope with significant difficulties or distress that we don’t know how to handle.
Self-harm is often a way to transform overwhelming emotional pain, with which we feel helpless, into physical pain that we can control – allowing us to dictate when it starts and stops. It’s a method of coping with emotions that are hard to feel and hard to stop, feelings and sensations that can arise from traumatic events, feelings of loneliness or shame, or difficulty dealing with challenging social, emotional, or academic situations, among others.
Volunteering at ERAN can impact people’s lives and contribute to the well-being of our community.
Join us to ERAN’s telephone hotline or the online support services.
Volunteering at ERAN is in Hebrew only.
Our special support for Youth and Teenagers is available in Hebrew, and in a variety of languages on our Olim Helpline.
The Knowledge Hub provides information, tools, and tips on many different topics. These resources are designed to help us understand, navigate, and empower ourselves through challenging times, difficulties, or when we have questions
